westindies vs india,3 rd one day match, st lucia, 3th july 2009,

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Match facts



Friday, July 3, 2009
Start time 09.30 (13.30 GMT)



The Big Picture







It's been a year of contrasting fortunes for the two teams in the ODI format, and they have much to make up for in tomorrow's contest in St Lucia. India have had a successful 2009 in the 50-over game, with series wins in New Zealand and Sri Lanka. An unassailable lead with a win in St Lucia will boost their chances of wrapping another series away from home, making amends for their debacle in the World Twenty20 and ending their hectic few weeks ahead of a two-month break on a high. West Indies have been disappointing this year, winning four ODIs and losing eight, but have the momentum going into a crunch game with a comprehensive win in Kingston to level the series. However, they are under as much pressure to perform at home. A 2-1 lead, and more so a series win, will do a lot towards easing that burden and leaving them a confident outfit as they take on Bangladesh in their next series.

The home team's performance in the second ODI marked a major improvement, particularly in its bowling. West Indies found a gem in Ravi Rampaul, who swung the ball both ways, inducing the batsmen to make mistakes, while Jerome Taylor was the pick of the West Indies bowlers. He claimed the wickets of Dinesh Karthik, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni, each of whom had a role to play in smashing 339 in the series opener. Though they didn't have a big score to chase, the West Indies batsmen ensured their team outclassed India in every field, with Chris Gayle and Runako Morton deciding the game even before a wicket fell with a century opening stand.

India's bowlers were indisciplined in the first game, bowling 19 wides and two front-foot no-balls, and the trait seemed to have rubbed off on their batsmen. Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj, each got out chasing wide deliveries, while the tail, with the exception of RP Singh, who added 101 with Dhoni to save India's blushes, was hapless. Dhoni, at the end of the game, pointed out that over-reliance on Yuvraj, who has scores of 131 and 35 in the series, was not going to win India the series. And with an important game coming up, India's top order will have to step up, with greater preparedness to counter the short ball.



ODI form guide

(last five matches, most recent first)


India - LWLWW
West Indies - WLLLN



Watch out for ...


Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma: With an average of 25.33 in 39 ODIs, there is plenty of room for improvement for Rohit in the ODI format. Another failure at No.3 tomorrow is something he can ill afford after scores of 4 and 0 in the series so far. Gambhir has had a satisfactory year, averaging 38.80, but his weakness against the short ball was exposed in the ICC World Twenty20, and in the first game by Jerome Taylor. The pair will do well to deliver when it matters tomorrow to boost India's chances of a series win.

West Indies' pace attack: Each of West Indies' pace bowlers bagged wickets in the eight-wicket rout in Kingston, using swing and variations to unsettle the Indian batsmen. Taylor was the best among them, Rampaul was the surprise package and Bravo bowled a scorcher to get rid of Yusuf Pathan. They made the best use of favourable conditions while India were batting, and if they are offered anything similar at the Beausejour Cricket Ground, India's batsmen are up for another serious challenge.


Team news


Ravindra Jadeja had an impressive ODI debut, making an unbeaten 60 against Sri Lanka but has failed in this series, getting dismissed in an identical manner on both occasions. He was out first ball in the first game, playing away from his body and edging to the keeper, and managed just 7 in the second with his team in trouble. He could be left out of the next game for allrounder Abhishek Nayar to make his international debut.

India (probable): 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Dinesh Karthik, 3 Rohit Sharma, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 6 Yusuf Pathan, 7 Ravindra Jadeja/ Abhishek Nayar, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Ishant Sharma, 10 RP Singh, 11 Ashish Nehra.

West Indies retained their squad for the final two one-dayers and Gayle said the allrounder Darren Sammy will return to the line-up. He rubbished rumours of an off-field rift with Sammy and said he had great confidence in him.

West Indies (probable): 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Runako Morton, 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 4 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 5 Dwayne Bravo, 6 Darren Bravo, 7 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 8 Jerome Taylor, 9 Darren Sammy, 10 Suleiman Benn, 11 Ravi Rampaul.


Pitch and conditions


Gayle expects the pitch to be full of runs as the venue has traditionally helped the batsmen.


Stats and trivia



West Indies have played nine games at the Beausejour Cricket Ground, winning five and losing four. India are yet to play a game at this venue.


West Indies' eight-wicket victory in Kingston was their biggest against India in terms of balls remaining after winning. They won with 95 balls to spare, bettering their effort in Port of Spain 20 years earlier, where they had won with 68 balls left.


MS Dhoni and RP Singh's stand of 101 is the fourth-highest for the ninth wicket in ODIs, and the third-highest for India.


The average score while batting first in St Lucia is 243. The side batting first has won on seven occasions and lost nine. The highest score at the venue is 363, by New Zealand against Canada in the 2007 World Cup. The lowest is 146, by West Indies against England earlier this year.


Quotes


"It is a case of two good teams playing against each other, and we expect two very competitive matches."
Denesh Ramdin

"Yuvraj, on any given day, can destroy any bowling attack. When he is in that sort of mood (as he was in the first ODI) he is very difficult to bowl to. We have to try and contain him as much as possible but at the same time he's experienced and has a lot of power and he is definitely the main batter in this Indian team."
Chris Gayle

"We have good communication out there which is very good and we can assess the conditions as quickly as possible and make the necessary adjustments. I want him to play his game and I will support him at the other end."
Chris Gayle on Runako Morton

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
29 June
Observed

High 30°C
Low 27°C

Precip. N/A

30 June
Observed

High 30°C
Low 26°C

Precip. N/A

01 July
Observed

High 30°C
Low 26°C

Precip. N/A

02 July
Observed

High 30°C
Low 28°C

Precip. N/A

03 July
Forecast

AM Showers
High 30°C
Low 26°C

Chance of Precip.
50%

04 July
Forecast

AM Showers
High 29°C
Low 27°C

Chance of Precip.
30%

05 July
Forecast

Showers
High 30°C
Low 27°C

Chance of Precip.
40 %

06 July
Forecast

Scattered Showers
High 29°C
Low 27°C

Chance of Precip.
30 %

07 July
Forecast

Scattered Showers
High 30°C
Low 27°C

Chance of Precip.
30 %

08 July
Forecast

Scattered Showers
High 30°C
Low 27°C

Chance of Precip.
30 %

09 July
Forecast

Showers
High 30°C
Low 27°C

Chance of Precip.
30 %

10 July
Forecast

Showers
High 30°C
Low 27°C

Chance of Precip.
60 %

11 July
Forecast

Showers
High 30°C
Low 27°C

Chance of Precip.
60 %

12 July
Historical
Averages
High 29°C
Low 27°C

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Ground Reality: Beausejour Cricket Ground - Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, has a seating capacity of 15,000. The Beausejour stadium was one of the venues for the 2007 cricket World Cup, hosting the semi-final match between South Africa and Australia. The pitch should provide a good contest between bat and ball. The forecast is for light showers in the morning.
The Teams: With the series locked 1-1, both the teams will go all out for a victory and thereby ensure that they cannot lose the series.
India: They were humbled in the second ODI, after making heavy weather of defending a formidable target in the first one, so they have hardly looked convincing as a team. Barring a couple of individual performances, the Indians have generally been a pale shadow of themselves in the first two matches. Their perennial weakness to short-pitched stuff has come back to haunt them. In the absence of star performers like Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, the top order batting has lacked the firepower and the poor form of Gautam Gambhir has only compounded India's misery. The silver lining has been Yuvraj Singh who will have to lead the way for India in this match too.
West Indies: While the emphatic win in the last match will certainly boost their confidence, the home team also has to plug a few loopholes if it hoped to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Chris Gayle would be happy with the way his wards responded in the last game in Kingston but there is a lot of work that still remains to be done. The batting has to respond well under pressure, and while the short bowling tactic has worked, West Indies should have back-up options too, in case it doesn't come off one day.
Sound Bytes:
"I always like to think positive and since I came back into the team I have been looking to put my best foot forward for the team" - Runako Morton, who scored 42 and 85 not out in the first two ODIs.
"He was all at sea. Rohit must acquire the skills to tackle a ball that leaves him. Once he gains that ability and demonstrates consistency, he will rank among the top" - Wasim Akram doesn't think Rohit Sharma is quite there at the top yet.
Teams:
India (From): Dinesh Karthik, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni(w/c), Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ashish Nehra, Abhishek Nayar, Ishant Sharma, Subramaniam Badrinath, Pragyan Ojha, Murali Vijay
West Indies (From): Chris Gayle©, Runako Morton, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin(w), Jerome Taylor, David Bernard, Sulieman Benn, Ravindranath Rampaul, Lionel Baker, Narsingh Deonarine

[samanth]

The winning team today will not loose the series - so both teams will try to win today

[Jayant]

India should start playing better now.

I can't say who will win, it's hard to choose.

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India in West Indies ODI Series - 3rd ODI

West Indies v India

India won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (D/L method)
ODI no. 2854 | 2009 season
Played at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
3 July 2009 (50-over match)

West Indies innings (27 overs maximum) R B 4s 6s SR
CH Gayle* c †Dhoni b Nehra 27 14 6 0 192.85
3.4 the break proves Gayle undoing! It was a hit-me ball, short and wide, Gayle went for his trademark cut but got a thick edge, probably due to a bit of extra bounce, straight to Dhoni, India strike. 27/1

RS Morton st †Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh 22 34 2 0 64.70
12.3 stumped, brilliantly done, beaten through the air again, saw him coming down and fired it short outside off, Morton made no contact and Dhoni did the rest, finding him miles short 78/2

RR Sarwan run out (Gambhir/†Dhoni) 62 59 5 1 105.08
20.5 from Pathan, run out, poor calling there, there was no second in it, worked away behind square and he turns back to run in for the second but a powerful throw from Gautam Gambhir beats his valiant dive, Dhoni has no trouble clipping the bails to end his impressive knock 135/4

S Chanderpaul c Nehra b Pathan 15 14 2 0 107.14
18.3 for a moment it seemed it would clear the ropes, swept it well to reach backward square leg but didn't time it as well as he would have liked, Nehra stood patiently, judged it well and ensured he didn't lose his balance once he had cupped it just inside the boundary, important breakthrough 125/3

DJ Bravo c †Dhoni b Nehra 14 19 1 0 73.68
25.6 excellent catch by Dhoni, full and wide, goes hard at the drive, gets a thick edge and the Indian captain flings himself to his right to pluck that one-handed and see the back of Bravo 173/6

DM Bravo b Nehra 21 15 3 0 140.00
25.1 timber! In the blockhole on middle, Darren makes room to swing that past midwicket but misses and the stumps take a beating! 170/5

D Ramdin† not out 14 6 1 1 233.33

JE Taylor c I Sharma b Harbhajan Singh 1 2 0 0 50.00
26.6 well struck but straight down long-on's throat, short on the off, pulled away flat to Ishant who takes a sharp one 186/7

Extras (lb 7, w 2, nb 1) 10

Total (7 wickets; 27 overs) 186 (6.88 runs per over)
Did not bat DE Bernard, SJ Benn, R Rampaul
Fall of wickets1-27 (Gayle, 3.4 ov), 2-78 (Morton, 12.3 ov), 3-125 (Chanderpaul, 18.3 ov), 4-135 (Sarwan, 20.5 ov), 5-170 (DM Bravo, 25.1 ov), 6-173 (DJ Bravo, 25.6 ov), 7-186 (Taylor, 26.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
I Sharma 5 0 35 0 7.00

A Nehra 5 1 21 3 4.20 (1w)
3.4 to Gayle, the break proves Gayle undoing! It was a hit-me ball, short and wide, Gayle went for his trademark cut but got a thick edge, probably due to a bit of extra bounce, straight to Dhoni, India strike. 27/1


25.1 to DM Bravo, timber! In the blockhole on middle, Darren makes room to swing that past midwicket but misses and the stumps take a beating! 170/5


25.6 to DJ Bravo, excellent catch by Dhoni, full and wide, goes hard at the drive, gets a thick edge and the Indian captain flings himself to his right to pluck that one-handed and see the back of Bravo 173/6


RP Singh 5 0 34 0 6.80

Harbhajan Singh 5 0 35 2 7.00
12.3 to Morton, stumped, brilliantly done, beaten through the air again, saw him coming down and fired it short outside off, Morton made no contact and Dhoni did the rest, finding him miles short 78/2


26.6 to Taylor, well struck but straight down long-on's throat, short on the off, pulled away flat to Ishant who takes a sharp one 186/7


Yuvraj Singh 2 0 19 0 9.50 (1nb)

RG Sharma 1 0 7 0 7.00

YK Pathan 4 0 28 1 7.00 (1w)
18.3 to Chanderpaul, for a moment it seemed it would clear the ropes, swept it well to reach backward square leg but didn't time it as well as he would have liked, Nehra stood patiently, judged it well and ensured he didn't lose his balance once he had cupped it just inside the boundary, important breakthrough 125/3



India innings (target: 159 runs from 22 overs) R B 4s 6s SR
KD Karthik run out (Rampaul) 47 43 5 1 109.30
12.1 Gayle to Gambhir, run out, Karthik is walking back, Gambhir played the cut, Rampaul took aim from point and threw down the stumps at the striker's end to beat Karthik's dive as he attempted to complete the single, there was a bit of hesitation in the middle and those precious micro-seconds of uncertainty cost him is wicket 84/1

G Gambhir c †Ramdin b Benn 44 38 2 0 115.78
15.1 he's edged it! Slightly short on the off, spin in a touch, tried to turn it into the leg side, got a faint inside edge straight into Ramdin's gloves, crucial wicket 108/2

MS Dhoni*† not out 46 34 2 1 135.29

Yuvraj Singh c DM Bravo b Bernard 2 6 0 0 33.33
16.6 Yuvraj has holed out! This is a massive blow. Full on middle and Yuvraj's eyes lit up, tried to clear long-on but didn't get the desired distance, Darren Bravo held his nerve in the deep to latch onto a pressure catch, West Indies are pulling it back 117/3

RG Sharma c Bernard b DJ Bravo 11 9 0 0 122.22
20.5 he's skied that, length ball on middle, was the slower one again, tried to clear deep midwicket but mistimed it, Bernard ran in from deep midwicket and took it with little difficulty, are India throwing it away here? 148/4

YK Pathan not out 1 2 0 0 50.00

Extras (lb 4, w 3, nb 1) 8

Total (4 wickets; 21.5 overs) 159 (7.28 runs per over)
Did not bat AM Nayar, Harbhajan Singh, RP Singh, A Nehra, I Sharma
Fall of wickets1-84 (Karthik, 12.1 ov), 2-108 (Gambhir, 15.1 ov), 3-117 (Yuvraj Singh, 16.6 ov), 4-148 (RG Sharma, 20.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
JE Taylor 3.5 0 39 0 10.17 (1w)

R Rampaul 4 0 26 0 6.50 (1nb)

DJ Bravo 4 0 27 1 6.75
20.5 to RG Sharma, he's skied that, length ball on middle, was the slower one again, tried to clear deep midwicket but mistimed it, Bernard ran in from deep midwicket and took it with little difficulty, are India throwing it away here? 148/4


DE Bernard 3 0 21 1 7.00 (2w)
16.6 to Yuvraj Singh, Yuvraj has holed out! This is a massive blow. Full on middle and Yuvraj's eyes lit up, tried to clear long-on but didn't get the desired distance, Darren Bravo held his nerve in the deep to latch onto a pressure catch, West Indies are pulling it back 117/3


SJ Benn 5 0 31 1 6.20
15.1 to Gambhir, he's edged it! Slightly short on the off, spin in a touch, tried to turn it into the leg side, got a faint inside edge straight into Ramdin's gloves, crucial wicket 108/2


CH Gayle 2 0 11 0 5.50

Match details
Toss India, who chose to field
Series India led the 4-match series 2-1

ODI debut AM Nayar (India)
Player of the match MS Dhoni (India)

Umpires CR Duncan and NJ Llong (England)
TV umpire GE Greaves
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire VV Bullen

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CH Gayle - 1st innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
I Sharma 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 19 10 190.00
A Nehra 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 caught 8 4 200.00
RS Morton - 1st innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
I Sharma 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 60.00
A Nehra 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 15 40.00
RP Singh 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 4 200.00
Harbhajan Singh 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 stumped 2 5 40.00
RR Sarwan - 1st innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
I Sharma 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 10 100.00
A Nehra 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 60.00
RP Singh 5 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 13 13 100.00
Harbhajan Singh 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 110.00
Yuvraj Singh 6 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 17 11 154.54
RG Sharma 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 50.00
YK Pathan 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100.00
S Chanderpaul - 1st innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
Harbhajan Singh 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 9 100.00
Yuvraj Singh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50.00
RG Sharma 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 250.00
YK Pathan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 caught 0 1 0.00
DJ Bravo - 1st innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
A Nehra 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 caught 1 3 33.33
RP Singh 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 6 83.33
YK Pathan 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 80.00
DM Bravo - 1st innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
A Nehra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 bowled 0 1 0.00
RP Singh 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 7 114.28
YK Pathan 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 7 185.71
D Ramdin - 1st innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
A Nehra 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.00
Harbhajan Singh 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 12 4 300.00
JE Taylor - 1st innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
Harbhajan Singh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 caught 1 2 50.00

India - 2nd innings
KD Karthik - 2nd innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
JE Taylor 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 10 150.00
R Rampaul 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 10 60.00
DJ Bravo 3 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 16 11 145.45
DE Bernard 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100.00
SJ Benn 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 83.33
CH Gayle 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 66.66
G Gambhir - 2nd innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
JE Taylor 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 6 133.33
R Rampaul 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 8 125.00
DJ Bravo 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 85.71
DE Bernard 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100.00
SJ Benn 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 caught 14 10 140.00
CH Gayle 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 75.00
MS Dhoni - 2nd innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
JE Taylor 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 14 5 280.00
R Rampaul 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100.00
DJ Bravo 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 75.00
DE Bernard 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 125.00
SJ Benn 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 8 112.50
CH Gayle 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 120.00
Yuvraj Singh - 2nd innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
DE Bernard 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 caught 1 2 50.00
SJ Benn 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 25.00
RG Sharma - 2nd innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
R Rampaul 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 166.66
DJ Bravo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 caught 2 2 100.00
DE Bernard 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.00
SJ Benn 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.00
YK Pathan - 2nd innings v Bowler 0s 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s 7+ Dismissal Runs Balls SR
JE Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50.00

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1st innings 2nd innings
Over Score Runs Run Rate Rate/5ov Score Runs Run Rate Rate/5ov Rate Req Runs Req Balls Rem
1 10/0 10 10.00 - 7/0 7 7.00 - 7.23 188 156
2 10/0 0 5.00 - 9/0 2 4.50 - 7.44 186 150
3 19/0 9 6.33 - 20/0 11 6.66 - 7.20 173 144
4 29/1 10 7.25 - 28/0 8 7.00 - 7.17 165 138
5 37/1 8 7.40 7.40 36/0 8 7.20 7.20 7.13 157 132
6 43/1 6 7.16 6.60 45/0 9 7.50 7.60 7.14 150 126
7 45/1 2 6.42 7.00 50/0 5 7.14 8.20 7.25 145 120
8 49/1 4 6.12 6.00 56/0 6 7.00 7.20 7.31 139 114
9 56/1 7 6.22 5.40 65/0 9 7.22 7.40 7.22 130 108
10 66/1 10 6.60 5.80 69/0 4 6.90 6.60 7.41 126 102
11 70/1 4 6.36 5.40 74/0 5 6.72 5.80 7.56 121 96
12 77/1 7 6.41 6.40 84/0 10 7.00 6.80 7.40 111 90
13 80/2 3 6.15 6.20 90/1 6 6.92 6.80 7.50 105 84
14 84/2 4 6.00 5.60 97/1 7 6.92 6.40 7.53 98 78
15 89/2 5 5.93 4.60 108/1 11 7.20 7.80 7.28 51 42
16 105/2 16 6.56 7.00 110/2 2 6.87 7.20 8.16 49 36
17 115/2 10 6.76 7.60 117/3 7 6.88 6.60 8.40 42 30
18 122/2 7 6.77 8.40 125/3 8 6.94 7.00 8.50 34 24
19 126/3 4 6.63 8.40 133/3 8 7.00 7.20 8.66 26 18
20 131/3 5 6.55 8.40 143/3 10 7.15 7.00 8.00 16 12
21 135/4 4 6.42 6.00 148/4 5 7.04 7.60 11.00 11 6
22 141/4 6 6.40 5.20 159/4 11* 7.28* 8.68* -* 0 0
23 147/4 6 6.39 5.00
24 156/4 9 6.50 6.00
25 170/4 14 6.80 7.80
26 173/6 3 6.65 7.60
27 186/7 13 6.88 9.00

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Partnerships - West Indies innings Wkt Runs Overs RR Player Player Start End
1st 27 3.4 7.36 CH Gayle (27) RS Morton (0) - 1/27 (3.4)
2nd 51 8.5 5.77 RS Morton (22) RR Sarwan (25) 1/27 (3.4) 2/78 (12.3)
3rd 47 6.0 7.83 S Chanderpaul (15) RR Sarwan (30) 2/78 (12.3) 3/125 (18.3)
4th 10 2.2 4.28 RR Sarwan (7) DJ Bravo (1) 3/125 (18.3) 4/135 (20.5)
5th 35 4.2 8.07 DM Bravo (21) DJ Bravo (12) 4/135 (20.5) 5/170 (25.1)
6th 3 0.5 3.60 DJ Bravo (1) D Ramdin (2) 5/170 (25.1) 6/173 (25.6)
7th 13 1.0 13.00 JE Taylor (1) D Ramdin (12) 6/173 (25.6) 7/186 (26.6)

Highest partnerships in the match Inns Wkt Runs Overs RR Player Player Start End
2 1st 84 12.1 6.90 KD Karthik (0) G Gambhir (0) - 1/84 (12.1)
1 2nd 51 8.5 5.77 RS Morton (22) RR Sarwan (25) 1/27 (3.4) 2/78 (12.3)
1 3rd 47 6.0 7.83 S Chanderpaul (15) RR Sarwan (30) 2/78 (12.3) 3/125 (18.3)
1 5th 35 4.2 8.07 DM Bravo (21) DJ Bravo (12) 4/135 (20.5) 5/170 (25.1)
2 4th 31 3.5 8.08 RG Sharma (2) MS Dhoni (5) 3/117 (16.6) 4/148 (20.5)
1 1st 27 3.4 7.36 CH Gayle (27) RS Morton (0) - 1/27 (3.4)
2 2nd 24 3.0 8.00 G Gambhir (47) MS Dhoni (33) 1/84 (12.1) 2/108 (15.1)
1 7th 13 1.0 13.00 JE Taylor (1) D Ramdin (12) 6/173 (25.6) 7/186 (26.6)
2 5th 11* 1.0 11.00 MS Dhoni (19) YK Pathan (11) 4/148 (20.5) 4/159 (21.5)
1 4th 10 2.2 4.28 RR Sarwan (7) DJ Bravo (1) 3/125 (18.3) 4/135 (20.5)
2 3rd 9 1.5 4.90 Yuvraj Singh (11) MS Dhoni (13) 2/108 (15.1) 3/117 (16.6)
1 6th 3 0.5 3.60 DJ Bravo (1) D Ramdin (2) 5/170 (25.1) 6/173 (25.6)

Partnerships - India innings Wkt Runs Overs RR Player Player Start End
1st 84 12.1 6.90 KD Karthik (0) G Gambhir (0) - 1/84 (12.1)
2nd 24 3.0 8.00 G Gambhir (47) MS Dhoni (33) 1/84 (12.1) 2/108 (15.1)
3rd 9 1.5 4.90 Yuvraj Singh (11) MS Dhoni (13) 2/108 (15.1) 3/117 (16.6)
4th 31 3.5 8.08 RG Sharma (2) MS Dhoni (5) 3/117 (16.6) 4/148 (20.5)
5th 11* 1.0 11.00 MS Dhoni (19) YK Pathan (11) 4/148 (20.5) 4/159 (21.5)

Highest partnerships in the match Inns Wkt Runs Overs RR Player Player Start End
2 1st 84 12.1 6.90 KD Karthik (0) G Gambhir (0) - 1/84 (12.1)
1 2nd 51 8.5 5.77 RS Morton (22) RR Sarwan (25) 1/27 (3.4) 2/78 (12.3)
1 3rd 47 6.0 7.83 S Chanderpaul (15) RR Sarwan (30) 2/78 (12.3) 3/125 (18.3)
1 5th 35 4.2 8.07 DM Bravo (21) DJ Bravo (12) 4/135 (20.5) 5/170 (25.1)
2 4th 31 3.5 8.08 RG Sharma (2) MS Dhoni (5) 3/117 (16.6) 4/148 (20.5)
1 1st 27 3.4 7.36 CH Gayle (27) RS Morton (0) - 1/27 (3.4)
2 2nd 24 3.0 8.00 G Gambhir (47) MS Dhoni (33) 1/84 (12.1) 2/108 (15.1)
1 7th 13 1.0 13.00 JE Taylor (1) D Ramdin (12) 6/173 (25.6) 7/186 (26.6)
2 5th 11* 1.0 11.00 MS Dhoni (19) YK Pathan (11) 4/148 (20.5) 4/159 (21.5)
1 4th 10 2.2 4.28 RR Sarwan (7) DJ Bravo (1) 3/125 (18.3) 4/135 (20.5)
2 3rd 9 1.5 4.90 Yuvraj Singh (11) MS Dhoni (13) 2/108 (15.1) 3/117 (16.6)
1 6th 3 0.5 3.60 DJ Bravo (1) D Ramdin (2) 5/170 (25.1) 6/173 (25.6)

[Jayant]

I had thought that because of rain, there would be no match. But india won. Now india won't loss the series.